Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were not well tested, however undertones were lower. Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs. were 4.00-12.00 lower with spots 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply. The quality of the offering was less than average compared to the outstanding offering last week, where four and seven weight steers topped Tuesday's nationwide sales. Most of the offering was in small drafts with only two drafts over 20 head compared to 47 drafts of 20 head or more last week. The largest draft of the day was 207 head of colored-up, slightly fleshy steers weighing 1047 lbs. which sold for 306.00/cwt. A bearish cattle on feed report was released Friday which had Inventories 2 percent higher, Placements 6 percent higher and Marketings 10 percent lower. Spot CME Feeder Cattle Futures responded negatively on Thursday and Friday losing over 15.00 and was unevenly steady on Tuesday after being closed for Memorial Day on Monday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.01/cwt on 164 head, down $28.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −18.92 against this barn's trailing median of $468.93.

Average price

$450.01

▼ 28.77 vs prior sale

164 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$48.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.84

vs MO average

−10.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	470.51	2,559	43
Medium 1-2	538	456.69	2,456	31
Medium and Large 1-2	564	441.80	2,493	72
Medium and Large 2	567	422.40	2,393	18thin

One grade step is worth $48.11/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.30, low $395.13, median $468.93 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale164 hd

450.01

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MO average11 barns · 1,762 hd

473.85

−23.84

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−10.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

468.93

−18.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle - West Plains, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	427.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,208	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,250	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	486.38/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,276	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	433.50/cwt	433.00–434.00	2,640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	465.18/cwt	457.50–472.50	2,610	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	476.08/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,235	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	372.09/cwt	367.50–379.00	2,363	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,296	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	385.96/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	471.28/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,168	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	484.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	502.77/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	407.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,296	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	493.97/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,006	22
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	529	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,195	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	409	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	511	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,478	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,401	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	461	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,363	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	478	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	380.99/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,206	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	502.79/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,946	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	359.11/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	458.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,441	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	406.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,164	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	534.63/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,245	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	435.72/cwt	425.00–444.00	2,510	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	417.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,239	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	465.21/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	408.91/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,584	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	436.22/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,116	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	455.19/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,189	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	478.00/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,103	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,238	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	499.25/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	429.79/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	355.31/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	585.81/cwt	575.00–595.00	2,197	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	458.03/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,956	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	375.82/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,552	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,047	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,204	207
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	416.85/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,443	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	446.72/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,314	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,374	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	395.77/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,133	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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